2019 German Masters

2019 D88.com German Masters
Tournament information
Dates30 January – 3 February 2019 (2019-01-30 – 2019-02-03)
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£80,000
Highest break David Gilbert (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion Kyren Wilson (ENG)
Runner-up David Gilbert (ENG)
Score9–7
2018
2020
Tempodrom (Berlin)
Interior of main arena during the 2012 German Masters final

The 2019 German Masters (officially the 2019 D88.com German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 30 January to 3 February 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The tournament was the eleventh ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

The event was won by Kyren Wilson, who won his third career ranking event, defeating David Gilbert in the final 9–7.[1]

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost 5–0 to Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals.[2]

Judd Trump made his fourth career maximum break, in the second qualifying round of the event, in his 5–0 win over Lukas Kleckers.[3] David Gilbert made the main event's highest break; with a break of 139.

Despite never previously reaching the last 16 of a ranking event, Duane Jones reached the semi-finals, defeating top 16 players Ding Junhui and Jack Lisowski.

Tournament Summary

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Two rounds of qualifying took place between 18 and 21 December 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[4] The main event featured 32 players, held between 30 January and 3 February 2019 on four tables.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000

Main draw

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Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL)5
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN)3
 
Wales Mark Williams5
 
 
 
England Joe Perry0
 
 Sam Baird (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Joe Perry (ENG)5
 
Wales Mark Williams0
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson5
 
 Peter Ebdon (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG)3
 
England Peter Ebdon2
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson5
 
 Rory McLeod (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG)5
 
England Kyren Wilson6
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire1
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)5
 
England Robert Milkins1
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire5
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO)5
 
 
 
 Michael Georgiou (CYP)1
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire5
 
 
 
England Judd Trump2
 
 Yan Bingtao (CHN)5
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)3
 
China Yan Bingtao1
 
 
 
England Judd Trump5
 
 Li Hang (CHN)2
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG)5
 
England Kyren Wilson9
 
 
 
England David Gilbert7
 
 John Higgins (SCO)4
 
 
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN)5
 
China Yuan Sijun3
 
 
 
Wales Duane Jones5
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)5
 
Wales Duane Jones5
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui3
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)5
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL)1
 
China Xiao Guodong4
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui5
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)3
 
 
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN)5
 
Wales Duane Jones1
 
 
 
England David Gilbert6
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS)5
 
 
 
 Kurt Maflin (NOR)1
 
Australia Neil Robertson5
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham0
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)2
 
Australia Neil Robertson3
 
 
 
England David Gilbert5
 
 David Gilbert (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)2
 
England David Gilbert5
 
 
 
England Mark Selby4
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)1
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG)5
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 3 February 2019.
Kyren Wilson
 England
9–7 David Gilbert
 England
Afternoon: 79–25, 74–0, 1–92, 87–0, 69–41, 0–95, 45–80, 101–0
Evening: 24–85, 0–102, 27–87, 36–94, 93–18, 58–47, 103–3, 78–0
93 Highest break 95
0 Century breaks 0

Qualifying

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Two rounds of qualifying matches took place between 18 and 21 December 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[6] All matches were best of 9 frames.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Century breaks

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Main stage centuries

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Total: 28

Qualifying stage centuries

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Total: 80

References

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  1. ^ "Kyren Wilson beats David Gilbert to win dramatic German Masters final". BBC Sport. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Maguire Downs Trump To Reach Semis". World Snooker. 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Trump Makes 147 In German Qualifiers". World Snooker. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. ^ "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Calendar 2018/2019_December". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2018.